Senate

SACK MAGU NOW- SENATE TELLS BUHARI nassnewsng.com The Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency sack the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. According to…

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NIGERIAN SENATE OF THURSDAY, 1ST FEBRUARY, 2018 nassnewsng.com Welcome to a new Legislative Day in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria! Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, led the Principal Officers into…

ROWDY SESSION IN SENATE OVER GANDUJE-KWANKWASO FACE-OFF nassnewsng.com The stand-off between the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje and his predecessor, Rabiu Kwankawso, on Wednesday assumed a new dimension on the floor of the…

SENATE MOVES TO TACKLE EXORBITANTLY BANK CHARGES nassnewsng.com Today, the Senate moved to investigate and amend the excess and arbitrary charges incurred by customers of banks across the nation. Following a motion sponsored by Senator…

SENATE LEADER REBUKED COLLEGUE OVER CONDUCT nassnewsng.com The Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe), protested a remark made by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia) during plenary advising the senate to impeach the president if he…

SENATE DIRECTS GOVT. AGENCIES TO SUBMIT AUDIT REPORTS nassnewsng.com The Senate has directed federal ministries, department and agencies to submit 2017 audited report to the Auditor Generals office. The Chairman Senate Committee on…

SENATE TO INVESTIGATE NNPC, KEYSTONE BANK OVER DIVERSION OF $141M LNG FUND nassnewsng.com The Senate on Tuesday concluded plans to investigate the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Keystone Bank on how $141 million Brass…

SENATE ON LAW TO PUNISH UNDEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS nassnewsng.com A bill for an act to prescribe punishment for acts and conduct that are undemocratic by elected officials and or persons and other matters connected therewith has been…

SENATE WORKING TO IMPROVE ELECTORAL PROCESS, SAYS SARAKI nassnewsng.com President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said the Senate is working to improve the nation's electoral process by building on the gains of the 2015…

WHY 2018 BUDGET HAS NOT BEEN PASSED - SENATE Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi of Niger state who is the spokesperson of the Senate has said that no date has been fixed for the passage of the 2018 budget. President Muhammadu Buhari had…